I look totally cross-eyed after a week writing and typing articles so you won’t
find much text in this blogpost. There will be no free weekend for me either –
the deadline for delivering the articles was pushed forward (is that the right
way to say it?) and I will have to work through the weekend to get everything
done on time.
But right now, the work for today is done and I’m looking forward to have
a relaxed evening. My beloved already bought me a bag of chips; he knows
I love Friday nights, curled on the couch watching ‘The X-factor’.
You will understand that I don’t have as much work to show you as
last week, but I have some – enjoy!
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The new prompt at A Year in the Life of an Art Journal is online!
As you know, the blog offers a three part promp every fortnight,
including a theme, a technique and a song.
You can take any or all the parts as a springboard for a journal page
in any way you choose. It’s all up to you, we just want you to join in!!
This prompt comes from Glenda, and she wrote: “Ok, you all know
my total obsession with the Goo Goo Dolls so I’m sure you weren’t
surprised by the song choice right??”
THE PROMPT: Love
THE SONG: Not Broken by the Goo Goo Dolls
PRODUCT/TECHNIQUE: Silhouettes
Haaa… No, I wasn’t surprised! I knew that Glenda would pick a song
from her fave band! When I looked at the lyrics, there were so many
beautiful lines that I found it hard to choose!
Eventually I choose to work with the line: ‘…and scroll the words
upon your wall remind you to believe’.
I used a Hambly overlay that I had in my stash for years. At that time,
everyone seemed to use transparencies and I didn’t want to stay behind.
Turned out that I just can’t work with the stuff. Even on this page, you can
hardly see that I used an overlay. I never know what to do with those things.
I suck at transparencies. Period. The wall-pattern was the exact right pattern
to use on this page though, and I thought it would also be an easy way to
get rid of the Hambly sheet that I kept coming across every time I looked
through my paper stash. I cut out the silhouette of a ‘broken man’ and used
black Stazon to ink it on the sheet. The silhouette has a ‘shadow’ effect to it,
which I like. I doodled the borders with my Copic markers.
Remember the ‘wristies’ that Rosie send me?
(I wrote about it – and showed a photo – in this post)
I made Rosie a thank-you card, and since she received it last week I can
show you what I send her.
I forgot to take a photo of the back of the envelope, but Rosie made photos
of the card as well as the envelope on both sides. You find it in this post.
It’s Friday afternoon, almost 4.30 p.m. and I find that I deserve a glass of wine
after a hard day’s work! I hope your weekend is relaxing and creative!
The weather forecast in Holland predicts a sunny and warm day tomorrow
(23 degrees, which is 73.5 Fahrenheit) so Dutchies: have fun!
(And while enjoying the sun, please think of me, pitiful in a little corner of the
house writing articles 😉 )
hi marit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
don’t you have a beautiful patio that you could sit on and write??? funny how we can get “stuck” inside on a beautiful day!!!
ok…I’m sold. you’ll post here when you are ready to take sign ups for summer camp, yes?
happy weekend!
– L : .)
Apparently, my BFF Barbara thinks she may also come to Summer Camp with me – how cool is that gonna be? Hah!!
Love your page… and you know there will always be something you don’t do very well – my bugbear is Steampunk – I can’t take to it I’m afraid!!
The weather was supposed to be lovely today but it sucked so I do hope ours equals yours this weekend… I am making fabric inchies into pins for the Shop, etc. so busy too!
Enjoy your wine and I wish you luck and inspiration for your articles!
xoxoxo
Your card and envelope is SO pretty! Real work of art (as all the rest of your work), and by the way I envy you the 23 degrees.. (we have 8 in Norway)
Ahhhhhhhhhh, zielige Marit…..:-(
Gelukkig moet de zomer nog beginnen en zullen er vast nog wel meer mooie, zonnige dagen komen! Hou je daar maar aan vast!
Geniet van je vrije avond, compleet met chips en de X-Factor!! Denk dat ik ook ga kijken, dus dan denk ik in ieder geval even aan je!
XXXJenneke
See if you can work outside and enjoy the mild weather. We will be having 80-90 degree weather until Monday.
Hi Marit
I just read another blog post about being busy. It has it’s upside as well as downside.
They say “an idle mind is the devil’s workshop”! When we just sit around our mind becomes a playground for mischief or negative thoughts.
We all derive satisfaction when a goal is accomplished and done well or at least to the best of our ability.
Thanks for stopping by and saying hello. I am enjoying being part of the blogging world again. I missed visiting my friends and putting my thoughts on “paper”.
Take care and big hugs
Peggy xxxxx
Marit I just love the line you chose, when he
sings it I turn to mush. Sigh. Love the brick overlay and sillouette, you rocked this prompt!!!
Hey good luck on your summer creative camp! I know it will be a success – your projects are so beautiful!
These are all AMAZING Marit! I will always and forever love the hambly brick overlay! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Misschien schiet het wel heeeeeel erg op vandaag, zodat je zeker nog even van het weer kunt genieten! Zal iig aan je denken!
Ik heb ze ook altijd al willen proberen, die Hambly dingen…is er nooit van gekomen. Heb ze nooit gekocht..Haha. Ik vind je pagina helemaal leuk geworden! En je mailart is ook al zo leuk! (Ben altijd bang dat de postbode ‘m inpikt en dus maak ik ze nooit…)
Had toevallig je kaart met envelop al bij Rosie gezien… Geweldig toch om zoiets op je deurmat te vinden??!!!
De baksteentjes layout vind ik ook mooi, vooral de borders!!
Ik hoop dat je vandaag buiten hebt kunnen werken want het is ZOMER!! (tenminste hier in Zeeland dan toch!!)
Een heel fijn weekend verder!!!
Even when you say there’s not much to say or share you still delight us!
Hope you have an end in sight when you are not under so much pressure…altho it seems you do quite well in every circumstance! 🙂
Happy Spring Weekend to you dear one!
oxo
I hope the wine was good and that the deadlines are easily met !
Love the art as always ! Gorgeous card for Miss Rosie.
The snow all melted today and the sun was out. Not art for me today as I was doing a huge closet cleaning instead. Out with the old and in with the new !
Hugs, Lovely One !
L’enveloppe est MAGNIFIQUE! J’adore!
Ik hoop wel dat je Zaterdag nog een beetje van het mooie weer heb kunnen genieten!! Wat een gave pagina hed je weer gemaakt zeg, super!! En da kaart ook al zo gaaf!!!
Just popped in to say that I hope you are surviving the writing marathon and that you are taking some time for yourself.